Title Contours of death and disease in early modern England / Mary J. Dobson

Published New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 647 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 29 Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 29. Contents 1. Airs, waters and places -- 2. Regional and local settings -- 3. Geographical patterns of mortality -- 4. Geographical rhythms of mortality -- 5. The spectrum of death, disease and medical care -- 6. Marshlands, mosquitoes and malaria -- 7. Crises, fevers and poxes -- 8. The epidemiological landscapes of the past Summary Using a wide range of sources for the south-east of England, Dobson highlights the tremendous variation in levels of mortality across geographical contours and across two centuries, exploring the causes and consequences of these variations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-621) and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Sussex gnd Subject Diseases -- England, South East -- History -- 17th century Diseases -- England, South East -- History -- 18th century Mortality -- England, South East -- History -- 17th century Mortality -- England, South East -- History -- 18th century Diseases -- England, South East -- Statistics Mortality -- England, South East -- Statistics Medical geography -- England, South East Medicine -- History -- 17th century. Medicine -- History -- 18th century. Mortality. Diseases -- England, South East -- Statistics Disease Outbreaks -- history History, 17th Century History, 18th Century Mortality mortality. MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment. MEDICAL -- Epidemiology. Medicine Diseases Medical geography Mortality Bevölkerung Krankheit Todesursache Sterblichkeit Ziekten. Sterfte. Épidémiologie -- Grande-Bretagne (sud-est) -- 1500-1800. Mortalité -- Grande-Bretagne (sud-est) -- 1500-1800. Maladies -- Grande-Bretagne (sud-est) -- 1500-1800. Santé et hygiène -- Grande-Bretagne (sud-est) -- Histoire. Geschichte (1600-1800) Geschichte 1600-1800. SUBJECT England Subject England -- England, South East Kent Essex England -- Südost Genre/Form History Statistics Form Electronic book LC no. 95043276 ISBN 0585041563 9780585041568 9780521404648 0521404649 9780511000669 0511000669

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